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Olympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games

February 16, 2026

Story byTeddy RicketsonSun, February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC·2 min readOlympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the biggest events at the Winter Games is men's ice hockey. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe competition format has the 12 nations split into three groups of four teams each. They play a round-robin format, with each nation playing every country in its group.

Olympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games

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These results are used alongside goal differential and other tiebreakers to set a 12-team ranking. The winner of each group and the best team remaining after are given a bye.
Then the eight remaining teams enter the knockout stage, which is a single-elimination bracket.
Matches then proceed until the final two teams standing compete for the gold medal. Here is a look at the hockey bracket for the knockout stage, after the round-robin stage of the 2026 Olympics. MORE 2026 OLYMPICS: Live medal tracker | Viewer's guide | Day-by-day scheduleAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement2026 Olympic men's hockey playoff bracketQualification GamesNo.
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Olympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games

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Olympic hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 men's knockout games

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